Arizona Supreme Court ruled respondeat superior claim against employer remains viable even if underlying employee-claim is dismissed with prejudice for reasons unrelated to merits of respondeat superior claim, Laurence v. Salt River Project Agric. Improvement & Power Dist.
In the aftermath of 2013’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, the Obama Administration is likely to assert that another provision of the Voting Rights Act Section 2 can be used to strike down voter integrity laws.